Politics

After inspecting the progress of Clean Ganga Mission from Assi Ghat to Dashashwamedha Ghat in Varanasi, Bharti said three new STP's will be constructed at Dinapur, Goithaha and Ramana at a cost of Rs 457 crore.

"The amount reached Rs 6,75,783 with 537 contributors responding to the appeal by evening," a party functionary said.

"Since it is going to be a stormy affair, the strategy should be strong to counter it," Raut told. Asked whether any meeting of the NDA been called, he replied in the negative.

Senior IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who has been suspended by the Uttar Pradesh government, has reiterated that he has not done anything against the state government.

Senior IPS officer Amitabh Thakur on Monday sought central force protection and a CBI probe into the rape case filed against him in Lucknow.

He claimed that National Commission for Scheduled Castes Report had found that the AIADMK government had spent only 2% of allocated funds for Dalit welfare.

The minister said: "We should not ignore the border population. There are 240 villages with over two lakh population within 10 km of the India-Myanmar border."

"We laud the efforts made by our Prime Minister and the bold response offered by his Pakistan counterpart," PDP leader Naeem Akhter said.

"Delhi is dependent on neighbouring states... for water. It is very important for us that conservation efforts are made." Said the Chief Minister

The counting of votes for the Legislative Council elections in Bihar is underway, with the initial results suggesting a close battle.

Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday said his party has reached an alliance with the NDA in principle and the seat sharing would be decided at the meeting of NDA constituents.

The MPPEB scam relates to irregularities in admission in state-run medical colleges and recruitment in government jobs.

Rich tributes were paid to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Sena said that increasing Hindu population to counter Muslims is not the solution and the "Sangh" should pressurise the government to strictly impose family planning on all religions.

The Union government on Friday released the socio-economic caste census, saying the data will help in identifying the root causes of poverty.

A PIL challenging the state education department's one-day general survey on July 4 to identify out-of-school children was filed in the Bombay High Court